[mburbank]

This was certainly a tactical error, and he should never have said it. Implying that he lied about it is absurd however, since the same reasons that would prevent him from naming names prevent his supporters among foreign leadership from saying so.

You may recall in the leadup to the Iraq war, the administration made similar claims about nations that couldn't officially support them , but sceretly did.

Dropping hints about things you can't reveal is a silly tactic. Shame on whoever uses it.